Spiders are pretty scary to plenty of people, but the terrifyingly large eyes of this species also set them far apart from ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...

If you're scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn't help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake cobwebs and horror movies depict giant spiders hunting humans or creeping around ...

Appearance: Varies by species, but they're often small and fuzzy and have two shiny large eyes in the the middle of what humans would call a forehead. Habitat: Found worldwide, except Antarctica and ...

The eyes are windows into the mind, and this research into what jumping spiders look at and why required a clever device that performs eye tracking, but for jumping spiders. The eyesight of these ...

Photographer’s description: “Courageous Jumping Spider confronting nosy photog! We have 86 species of jumping spiders in our area, so named because they pounce on prey rather than trap prey in webs.

Jumping spiders have distinct eyes and fur markings that will help you spot them. Getting rid of them entails a few essential ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen's affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and "accidentally ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The eyes are windows into the mind, and this research into what jumping spiders look at and why required a clever device that performs eye tracking, but for jumping spiders. The eyesight of these ...